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Research Interests

Z Nicolazzo, Ph.D., has been at NIU since summer 2015. Ze teaches courses on college student development, postsecondary access, and diversity, equity and culture. Nicolazzo's research centers on trans* collegians, with a particular emphasis on trans* student resilience and kinship-building. Nicolazzo has published in a variety of scholarly and practitioner-focused publications, including the Journal of LGBT Youth, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, About Campus, Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs and TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.